Extending Active Directory to the Cloud
Learn how to install Active Directory domain controllers in the Azure cloud, and make a connection between Azure and your on-premise network.
What you'll learn
This course is for those who'd like to extend on-premise Active Directory to the cloud by installing domain controllers running on Azure virtual machines. You will learn how to automate the deployment of domain controllers using Windows PowerShell, set up a VPN connection between Azure and your company's intranet, and how to test that AD replication is working between the two sites.
Table of contents
- Understanding VPN Device Prerequisites 3m
- IPsec and Static Versus Dynamic Routing Gateways 4m
- Set IP Address for Local VPN Device & Create Azure VPN Gateway 5m
- Download a VPN Configuration Script 5m
- Configure RRAS NICs and Run the VPN Configuration Script 4m
- Complete the RRAS Configuration and Module Summary 3m
- Introduction and Adding a Local DNS Server Address to Azure 4m
- Create a New Azure Storage Account 4m
- Set up the Script Variables 4m
- Check the Availability of the IP Address and Cloud Service Name 5m
- Specify an Availability Set and Parameters for the New Azure VM 3m
- Provision a New Azure VM Using the New-Azure VM PowerShell Cmdlet 4m
- Establish a PowerShell Remoting Session to the New VM 6m
- Initialize and Format the Disk, and Prepare AD PowerShell Cmdlets 5m
- Promote the VM to a DC and Generate the RDP Connection URL 4m
- Connect to the DC Using Remote Desktop, and Install a Second DC 6m
- Setting Variables in PowerShell and Understanding IP Addressing 5m
- Deploy a Member Server VM Using PowerShell 6m
- Get the RDP Connection String and Run the PowerShell Script 4m
- Configure a Member Server VM Using the Preview Portal 5m
- Configure Network Options for the VM 5m
- Determine the RDP Endpoint and Connect Using RDP 4m
About the author
Russell Smith specializes in the management and security of Microsoft-based IT systems. In addition to being a Contributing Editor at the Petri IT Knowledgebase, Russell blogs for Netwrix, and is an instructor at Pluralsight. Russell has more than 14 years of experience in IT, and has written a book on Windows security, co-authored one for Microsoft's Official Academic Course (MOAC) series, and was a regular contributor at Windows IT Professional magazine.